Beef and Chorizo Meatballs

Meatballs, who doesn’t love them? They’re easy to make, fun to eat and you can experiment with them as much as you want. In Mexico meatballs are called albondigas and they are usually served with a red salsa made with pasilla peppers and tomatoes. I love albondigas the way my mom makes them, but I wanted to give this dinner a little twist. I used a little bit of chorizo that I bought last week, excellent chorizo, by the way, and made a chipotle and tomato sauce to go with the meatballs. It was a very simple dinner, yet delicious. The only problem that I have now is that I made too many and I’ll be eating them for several days. I’m still having trouble measuring what I make. I guess I need to start learning how to freeze food. I made a mango salad for dinner too and served the meatballs with Mexican rice.

Ben, this meatball is a winner. I love chorizo so much and I am not sure if this is the same chorizo that I always eat. You know that Spanish chorizo, kind of like spicy salame if you wish. Please let me know if this is the same thing, or I should go and find it in a special Mexican store. Want to make it 🙂 Thanks Ben.